Body color: Orange to yellow-pink w/ round, green spots and streaks on back and upper sides; 3 to 5 whitish blotches, bordered w/ light pink or orange, on back; fins yellow-pink.
Peritoneum color: gray to dark Shape between eyes: concave
Counts: D:XII,11-15, Ar:5-7, P1:16-18, GR:31-36, LLp:35-43, LLs:49-52, V:26-27
Occurence: Washington - Baja California
Depth: 201 meters Size: 51 cm Species code: 30130
Similar species: Rosethorn RF - body typically w/ faint green spots and streaks; pectoral rays typically 16 (17 in Greenspotted RF); gillrakers typically 28-31 (31-36 in Greenspotted RF). Rosy RF - body red, mottled w/ purple, typically w/ purple band on nape, w/out green spots and streaks. Pinkrose RF - body uniform pinkish-red,w/out green spots and streaks. Swordspine RF - body w/out green spots or streaks; mottled w/ red or purple; symphyseal knob prominent (absent in Greenspotted RF); lower jaw projects beyond upper jaw (jaws equal in Greenspotted RF); gillrakers typically 35-40 (31-36 in Greenspotted RF). Pink RF and Greenblotched RF - body w/ irregular greenish blotches and wavy lines on back (round spots in Greenspotted RF). Freckled RF - prominent knobs on upper jaw (absent in Greenspotted RF).